M9 battery source 2024

[ymc226]

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What would be possible sources for M9 batteries.  I called the US Leica Boutiques which have none in stock and could not tell me if they are going to be restocked.  It shows no longer available on B&H which usually means discontinued.  

Also, some of my original M9 batteries show an error when initially put into the Leica charger but can be successfully charged after being "jump started" by initially charging using a Delkin double charger.  What does this mean? 

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[69xchange]

If your in Canada or dont mind shipping from Canada, Camtec photos has them in stock.

[ymc226]

47 minutes ago, 69xchange said:

If your in Canada or dont mind shipping from Canada, Camtec photos has them in stock.

Thanks, I'll give them a call to see if they can ship to the US.

[jdlaing]

Third party batteries are available everywhere.

[Timmyjoe]

I've been struggling with this same thing for the last month. Would love to be able to find original Leica batteries, but have had no luck.

I just got a couple of these to try:

CS Replacement Battery for Leica BM8, M8, M8.2, M9 14464

The plastic around the electrical contacts has a bit of flash, so you need to push the battery firmly into the charger and the camera the first time, but after that, they seem to work okay.

 

Best, -Tim

[Topsy]

On 8/10/2024 at 1:04 PM, Timmyjoe said:

I've been struggling with this same thing for the last month. Would love to be able to find original Leica batteries, but have had no luck.

I just got a couple of these to try:

CS Replacement Battery for Leica BM8, M8, M8.2, M9 14464

The plastic around the electrical contacts has a bit of flash, so you need to push the battery firmly into the charger and the camera the first time, but after that, they seem to work okay.

 

Best, -Tim

Just received 3 of these, only one was tight but is fine after the first insert. All 3 were fully charged when they arrived so I have loaded them and will see how they get on.

[DennisPT]

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Call me silly, I bought 4 used original Leica batteries, costed almost double to the replacement ones.  At least my M9P will be happy for another 2-3 years. 

[TomB_tx]

I've only used Leica batteries in my M9 (&10), but even though I have two M9 batteries still doing fine I found one of these on Amazon for under $20 USD, so bought one to test. It needed charging as received, but charged fine and seems to work fine in the camera.

M9 batteries have always impressed me with their ability to hold change while unused, both in camera an stored separately. So I charged both this new clone and an original and will compare how they hold a charge over time.

[DennisPT]

The original batteries I used have only failed me twice, both end up expanded and won’t fit into the battery compartment.  I still have one that came with my first M9 (used) in 2016 and is still working (of course capacity of holding charge have decreased).  That’s why I stick with original ones.  Sorry to be off topic. 

[mujk]

My local Leica dealer seems to have a few M9 batteries in stock. Because my two original batteries have started to show signs of aging I decided to buy a new one - not cheap. It was practically empty when I received it, but seems to have charged OK. These batteries don't have a serial number, but some of them has a four digit code and a letter (P). If this is the manufacturing week, my new battery was manufactured almost exactly a year ago.

[codocee]

On 8/7/2024 at 4:33 AM, jdlaing said:

Third party batteries are available everywhere.

 Where?

[jdlaing]

1 minute ago, codocee said:

 Where?

Amazon and Walmart for two places. They’re not hard to find.

[jaapv]

All over the place Try just about any larger camera shop.

[irenedp]

i brought the M9 with two batteries for a vacation in Berlin -not professional work-.  This afternoon, the first battery, charged to 90%, died in minutes and the second one which had been charging yesterday for almost two hours shows only 25%. So I guess i will have to take a trip tomorrow to the Berlin Leica Store, hope they have an original Leica one -these two aren’t- and pray that it is just a bad battery problem and notanything related to the camera electronics. Because this was just a vacation, I thought I would come with only one camera. It happens… 

[Ray Vonn]

1 minute ago, irenedp said:

i brought the M9 with two batteries for a vacation in Berlin -not professional work-.  This afternoon, the first battery, charged to 90%, died in minutes and the second one which had been charging yesterday for almost two hours shows only 25%. So I guess i will have to take a trip tomorrow to the Berlin Leica Store, hope they have an original Leica one -these two aren’t- and pray that it is just a bad battery problem and notanything related to the camera electronics. Because this was just a vacation, I thought I would come with only one camera. It happens… 

You reference 90%, what have they been like when charged at 100%?

[irenedp]

charged one last night at 100. The other one is undergoing charge right now. We’ll see. 

[ymc226]

For follow up I called Leica Washington DC and they were able to check the US boutique inventory giving me some leads.  Unfortunately the information was not accurate.  
 

Calling Leica Miami which is an independent, they told me they have active orders and get shipments once to twice a year but are not told when.  I placed an order on August 7 and am getting my batteries today so about a month.  

[steve.chang]

On 9/11/2024 at 1:12 PM, ymc226 said:

For follow up I called Leica Washington DC and they were able to check the US boutique inventory giving me some leads.  Unfortunately the information was not accurate.  
 

Calling Leica Miami which is an independent, they told me they have active orders and get shipments once to twice a year but are not told when.  I placed an order on August 7 and am getting my batteries today so about a month.  

Thanks for the lead!

I placed a pre-order today, and Adam from Leica Miami promptly reached out to let me know there is no ETA. I’ll report back when I receive my batteries.
 

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[pgk]

On 8/16/2024 at 5:20 PM, Topsy said:

Just received 3 of these, only one was tight but is fine after the first insert. All 3 were fully charged when they arrived so I have loaded them and will see how they get on.

Ca I ask if you found these ok? I should get some new batteries as two of my 7 are marked up as being for the M8 (original Leica and still working).

[3D-Kraft.com]

I bought this one on Amazon (Germany) and they work as expected: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B002ZDTK1A

I assume this "brand" is also offered in other countries. Reviews are also mixed here (but on average better than for other offers), so it's some kind of lottery. Fortunately you still can find offers for M8/M9 which seems to be a better situation than for M10 (at least in the US and Japan) at the moment.

Edited December 20, 2024 by 3D-Kraft.com